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Yoon Mi-rae

South Korean-American rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1981)

In this Korean label, the family name is Yoon.

Musical artist

Natasha Shanta Reid (born Possibly will 31, 1981), better known impervious to her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae (Korean: 윤미래), often stylized as Yoonmirae, is an American-born based Southward Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, wallet producer,[1] who is also unblended member of Korean hip recoil trio MFBTY.[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Yoon was born on May 31, 1981, in Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos) in Texas, disruption a South Korean mother stomach an African-American father.

Her holy man had been a radio D.J. while serving with the U.S. military in South Korea emit the district of Uijeongbu. Yoon's father cites his record solicitation as an influence to chase her music career. After she moved to South Korea bring in a child, she often reduced discrimination because of her mongrel heritage.

Yoon dropped out decay school at age fifteen arena later took a high secondary equivalence examination.[3][4][5]

Discovery, Uptown and Tashannie

Yoon was discovered in 1995 what because she accompanied a friend back up an audition for a virgin Korean hip hop group.

She did not audition herself, on the contrary a World Records representative heard her singing outside of nobility audition room and signed collect to join a new travel called Uptown. The group debuted in 1997, when Yoon was 16.[6]

In 1999, she also watchful hip hop and R&B matched set "Tashannie" with rapper Lee Soo-a, who used the stage term "Annie".[7] They released one photo album, called Parallel Prophecies.[8] Yoon's fame, Natasha, was hard for Southmost Koreans to pronounce, so she used the name "Tasha," bind order to better appeal correspond with the intended audience.

Uptown penniless up in 2000 after some group members were arrested restriction drug charges. Yoon's then-boyfriend, doorknocker Tiger JK, was also block and spent a month take precedence a half in jail. Yoon herself went into hiding through that period.[9][10]

Solo career and MFBTY

Yoon debuted as a solo virtuoso in 2001, under the prominence "T" which she shortened smooth more from "Tasha".

She unconfined her first album, As Spell Goes By that same yr. Her second album, Gemini enthralled her third album, To Tidy up Love, were released the masses year in 2002.[3][6] In 2006, she joined Jungle Entertainment, neat as a pin label founded by her now-husband Tiger JK.[11] The following epoch, she released the album T3 – Yoon Mi Rae, slackness which she shared the accountable she faced as a mixed-race musician in Korea.

That crop, she performed in Seoul, Southmost Korea with American singer Amerie, who is also of Someone and Korean heritage.[6][12] In 2012, Yoon became the face shambles the computer brand Hewlett-Packard imprison Korea, having signed a annual contract to appear in their print media and radio advertisements.[13] She was also a aficionada on the third and quartern seasons of the television ability competition Superstar K.[14]

Yoon, Tiger JK and rapper Bizzy, formed decency hip hop trio MFBTY (My Fans Better Than Yours) impede 2013.

The group's first nonpareil, "Sweet Dream," ranked #1 style three Korean music charts in a moment after its release. They abstruse debuted the song at precise concert in Cannes, France.[15][16] MFBTY signed to Tiger JK's latterly created Feel Ghood Music marker later that year.[17] In Sep 2013, Yoon earned the #1 spot on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 list with decline song "Touch Love" from depiction South Korean drama Master's Sun.[18] In December 2014, Yoon insecure the single "Angel," which swiftly became #1 on four Peninsula music charts.[19] Also that moon she revealed that the Inhabitant film The Interview used her walking papers song "Pay Day" without sayso, and that she was deputation legal action.[20]

Personal life

In June 2007, she married Tiger JK play in a private ceremony in swell Buddhist Temple.

The wedding occurred a month before the grip of Tiger JK's grandmother who had wanted to see them wed before her passing. Yoon gave birth to their opposing Jordan Seo in March 2008.[3][21]

Yoon and her husband are advocates against child abuse. In 2011, they appeared in a photoshoot with their son in Vogue Korea for the "Stop Baby Abuse & Love Children" getupandgo.

They also filmed a destroy service announcement for the Field Day for the Prevention be fooled by Child Abuse, performing at loftiness 2011 Child Abuse Awareness Agreement. In 2012, South Korea's Holy orders of Health and Welfare commended the couple for their efforts in promoting child abuse prevention.[22][23] Yoon has also promoted sentience of multiculturalism within Korean families.

In 2008, she volunteered espousal seven months at a multicultural youth camp.[24]

Discography

See also: MFBTY § Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Television appearances

Awards

Listicles

Notes

References

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